Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Mouri Motonari

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Mouri Motonari

毛利元就
alternative words: Motonari Mouri, Mori Motonari, Motonari Mori
keywords: famous person , war lord
related topics: Sengoku period , Oda Nobunaga , Choshu domain
related web sites: http://www.shinkin.co.jp/hiroshin/hiroshima/mo_top.htm , http://www.cisnet.or.jp/~fujicre/mouri.html , http://www.potato.ne.jp/~zhuben/
explanation: Born in 1497 in Hiroshima prefecture as the 2d son of Hiromoto. Clever tactician, he had survived under a protection of Ouchi family against Amako. After the assassination of Ouchi Yoshitaka, he punished traitors and annexed the feud of Ouchi then Amako. Once he controlled all Chugoku region, he entered a conflict against Oda Nobunaga but was saved thanks to his assassination. He gave a lesson to 3 sons by showing that each arrow can be broken but 3 together unbreakable. He died in 1571.